Opinion
So, at the end of 2023, I published my “Catholic Wish List” for 2024, laying out some hopes for the church that seemed, if...
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- National
Catholics turn to Mary and saints amid Los Angeles wildfires
Jubilee Year gives new hope for ending, healing from abortion, says bishop
NY becomes first state to offer paid leave to expectant mothers for prenatal appointments
Ahead of US Franciscans’ synod, friars say ‘communal discernment’ long-held tradition for order
Biden awards pope Presidential Medal of Freedom, nation’s highest civilian honor
- World
Kidnapped Nigerian nuns released unconditionally, congregation says
US sister killed in the Amazon honored at Rome ‘new martyrs’ shrine
Russia is killing clergy, banning religions in occupied Ukraine, says foreign minister
Sister Clare Crockett, who lived ‘exceptional, holy life,’ begins road to sainthood as cause opens
Consecration of new church on banks of Jordan River called a sign of hope for region
- Vatican
US sister killed in the Amazon honored at Rome ‘new martyrs’ shrine
Pope appoints three US experts, two of them women, as dicastery members
Best gift a child can receive is faith, pope says at baptisms
Chapel onboard historic Italian naval ship designated a Jubilee church
Pope: Church must create spaces to give hope to the marginalized
- Opinion
- Reviews
- Spanish
Siete sugerencias para comenzar el Año Nuevo con Dios en el centro
El Papa condena una economía que ‘no respeta la vida’ y explota a los niños
Dios no rechaza ni olvida a nadie, dice el Papa en la fiesta de Epifanía
Firme declaración de los obispos del estado de Washington en favor de los inmigrantes y refugiados
Los migrantes, los refugiados y las víctimas de la guerra tienen derecho a la educación, dice el Papa
Opinion
Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for — mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children...
Book Reviews
“The Road to Family Missionary Discipleship”Ryan and Mary Rose Verret with Peter Jesserer Smith, Witness to Love (2023)203 pages, $19.95 “Current efforts in standard...
Opinion
We all have them, those desperate times, particularly in the wee small hours of the morning, when illness or anxiety pulls us up from...
Opinion
St. Philip Neri once had a penitent confess to indulging in gossip. He advised the contrite soul to bring him a chicken, and to...
Opinion
There are some news articles one consumes with the same reluctance as one accepts a repellent medical treatment. “A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed...
Opinion
Good evening! January 12 is the feast day of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys — who is not only the first female saint to come out...
Opinion
Good evening! Happy New Year! I hope you continue celebrating the birth of our Lord and are getting ready for Epiphany (celebrated around the...
Opinion
Good evening! If you’re feeling like we just celebrated the feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in November, you’re quite right. However, outside of...
Opinion
Good evening! Just think, a week from today we will be in the middle of putting all the “final touches” on Christmas as we...
